Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-03143

Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

300 S.E. 2^nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1923

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

Alison Baur, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 954 527-7500

Date of fiscal year end: 8/31

Date of reporting period: 2/29/24

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

a.)

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1.)

b.)

Include a copy of each notice transmitted to stockholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-3) that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule.

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Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

February

29,

2024

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1

Contents

Fund

Overview

2

Performance

Summary

4

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

6

Financial

Highlights

and

Schedule

of

Investments

7

Financial

Statements

15

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

19

Shareholder

Information

28

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updates,

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Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

This

semiannual

report

for

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

covers

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024.

Fund

Overview

Your

Fund’s

Goal

and

Main

Investments

The

Fund

seeks

to

achieve

long-term

capital

growth.

Under

normal

market

conditions,

the

Fund

invests

at

least

80%

of

its

net

assets

in

securities

of

smaller

companies

located

anywhere

in

the

world.

For

this

Fund,

smaller

companies

are

companies

with

market

capitalizations

not

exceeding

the

lesser

of

the

highest

float-adjusted

market

capitalization

in

the

Fund's

benchmark,

the

MSCI

All

Country

World

Index

(ACWI)

Small

Cap

Index-NR,

or

$10

billion,

at

the

time

of

purchase.

The

Fund

may

invest

a

significant

amount

of

its

assets

in

the

securities

of

companies

located

in

emerging

markets,

will

invest

its

assets

in

issuers

located

in

at

least

three

different

countries

(including

the

U.S.)

and

will

invest

at

least

40%

of

its

net

assets

in

foreign

securities.

Performance

Overview

For

the

six

months

under

review,

the

Fund’s

Class

A

shares

posted

a

+6.69%

cumulative

total

return.

In

comparison,

the

MSCI

ACWI

Small

Cap

Index-NR,

which

measures

performance

of

small

capitalization

companies

in

global

developed

and

emerging

markets,

posted

a

+7.18%

cumulative

total

return

for

the

same

period.

1

Please

note

index

performance

information

is

provided

for

reference

and

we

do

not

attempt

to

track

the

index

but

rather

undertake

investments

on

the

basis

of

fundamental

research.

You

can

find

the

Fund’s

long-term

performance

data

in

the

Performance

Summary

beginning

on

page

4

.

Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Geographic

Composition

2/29/24

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

North

America

44.7%

Europe

29.6%

Asia

17.5%

Latin

America

&

Caribbean

2.7%

Other

0.7%

Short-Term

Investments

&

Other

Net

Assets

4.8%

Top

10

Countries*

2/29/24

a

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

a

a

United

States

43.2%

Japan

7.4%

Italy

7.2%

Switzerland

5.6%

United

Kingdom

5.1%

Germany

4.2%

Taiwan

3.5%

Sweden

2.4%

Hong

Kong

1.8%

Bahamas

1.8%

*

Does

not

include

cash

and

cash

equivalents.

1.

Source:

Morningstar.

The

index

is

unmanaged

and

includes

reinvestment

of

any

income

or

distributions.

It

does

not

reflect

any

fees,

expenses

or

sales

charges.

One

cannot

invest

directly

in

an

index,

and

an

index

is

not

representative

of

the

Fund’s

portfolio.

Net

Return

(NR)

reflects

no

deduction

for

fees,

expenses

or

taxes

but

are

net

of

dividend

tax

withholding.

Important

data

provider

notices

and

terms

available

at

www.franklintempletondatasources.com.

The

dollar

value,

number

of

shares

or

principal

amount,

and

names

of

all

portfolio

holdings

are

listed

in

the

Fund’s

Schedule

of

Investments

(SOI).

The

SOI

begins

on

page

11

.

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Thank

you

for

your

continued

participation

in

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund.

We

look

forward

to

serving

your

future

investment

needs.

Harlan

B.

Hodes

Lead

Portfolio

Manager

David

A.

Tuttle,

CFA

Kyle

Denning,

CFA

Katie

Ylijoki,

CFA

Portfolio

Management

Team

Top

10

Holdings

2/29/24

Company

Industry,

Country

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

a

a

Integer

Holdings

Corp.

2.0%

Health

Care

Equipment

&

Supplies,

United

States

Brunello

Cucinelli

SpA

2.0%

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods,

Italy

Asics

Corp.

2.0%

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods,

Japan

Alamo

Group,

Inc.

1.8%

Machinery,

United

States

OneSpaWorld

Holdings

Ltd.

1.8%

Diversified

Consumer

Services,

Bahamas

Freshpet,

Inc.

1.8%

Food

Products,

United

States

Siegfried

Holding

AG

1.8%

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services,

Switzerland

Interpump

Group

SpA

1.7%

Machinery,

Italy

Jones

Lang

LaSalle,

Inc.

1.7%

Real

Estate

Management

&

Development,

United

States

Technogym

SpA

1.6%

Leisure

Products,

Italy

CFA

®

is

a

trademark

owned

by

CFA

Institute.

Performance

Summary

as

of

February

29,

2024

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Companies

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The

performance

table

does

not

reflect

any

taxes

that

a

shareholder

would

pay

on

Fund

dividends,

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

or

any

realized

gains

on

the

sale

of

Fund

shares.

Total

return

reflects

reinvestment

of

the

Fund’s

dividends

and

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

and

any

unrealized

gains

or

losses.

Your

dividend

income

will

vary

depending

on

dividends

or

interest

paid

by

securities

in

the

Fund’s

portfolio,

adjusted

for

operating

expenses

of

each

class.

Capital

gain

distributions

are

net

profits

realized

from

the

sale

of

portfolio

securities.

Performance

as

of

2/29/24

1

Cumulative

total

return

excludes

sales

charges.

Average

annual

total

return

includes

maximum

sales

charges.

Sales

charges

will

vary

depending

on

the

size

of

the

investment

and

the

class

of

share

purchased.

The

maximum

is

5.50%

and

the

minimum

is

0%.

Class

A

:

5.50%

maximum

initial

sales

charge;

Advisor

Class:

no

sales

charges.

For

other

share

classes,

visit

franklintempleton.com.

Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Share

Class

Cumulative

Total

Return

2

Average

Annual

Total

Return

3

–

A

4

6-Month

+6.69%

+0.79%

1-Year

+8.52%

+2.53%

5-Year

+25.03%

+3.39%

10-Year

+46.63%

+3.31%

Advisor

6-Month

+6.90%

+6.90%

1-Year

+8.85%

+8.85%

5-Year

+26.62%

+4.83%

10-Year

+50.47%

+4.17%

See

page

5

for

Performance

Summary

footnotes.

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Each

class

of

shares

is

available

to

certain

eligible

investors

and

has

different

annual

fees

and

expenses,

as

described

in

the

prospectus.

Events

such

as

the

spread

of

deadly

diseases,

disasters,

and

financial,

political

or

social

disruptions,

may

heighten

risks

and

adversely

affect

performance.

All

investments

involve

risks,

including

possible

loss

of

principal.

Small-

and

mid-cap

stocks

involve

greater

risks

and

volatility

than

large-cap

stocks.

Liquidity

risk

exists

when

securities

or

other

investments

become

more

difficult

to

sell,

or

are

unable

to

be

sold,

at

the

price

at

which

they

have

been

valued.

International

investments

are

subject

to

special

risks,

including

currency

fluctuations

and

social,

economic

and

political

uncertainties,

which

could

increase

volatility.

These

risks

are

magnified

in

emerging

markets.

To

the

extent

the

Fund

invests

in

companies

in

a

specific

country

or

region

,

the

Fund

may

experience

greater

volatility

than

a

Fund

that

is

more

broadly

diversified

geographically.

The

manager

may

consider

environmental,

social

and

governance

(ESG)

criteria

in

the

research

or

investment

process;

however,

ESG

consid-

erations

may

not

be

a

determinative

factor

in

security

selection.

In

addition,

the

manager

may

not

assess

every

investment

for

ESG

criteria,

and

not

every

ESG

factor

may

be

identified

or

evaluated.

These

and

other

risks

are

discussed

in

the

Fund’s

prospectus.

1.

The

total

annual

operating

expenses

are

as

of

the

Fund's

prospectus

available

at

the

time

of

publication.

Actual

expenses

may

be

higher

and

may

impact

portfolio

returns.

2.

Cumulative

total

return

represents

the

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

3.

Average

annual

total

return

represents

the

average

annual

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

Return

for

less

than

one

year,

if

any,

has

not

been

annualized.

4.

Prior

to

9/10/18

these

shares

were

offered

at

a

higher

initial

sales

charge

of

5.75%,

thus

actual

returns

(with

sales

charges)

would

have

differed.

Average

annual

total

returns

(with

sales

charges)

have

been

restated

to

reflect

the

current

maximum

initial

sales

charge

of

5.50%.

5.

Figures

are

as

stated

in

the

Fund’s

current

prospectus

and

may

differ

from

the

expense

ratios

disclosed

in

the

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

and

Financial

Highlights

sections

in

this

report.

In

periods

of

market

volatility,

assets

may

decline

significantly,

causing

total

annual

Fund

operating

expenses

to

become

higher

than

the

figures

shown.

Important

data

provider

notices

and

terms

available

at

www.franklintempletondatasources.com.

Distributions

(9/1/23–2/29/24)

Share

Class

Net

Investment

Income

A

$0.1023

C

$0.0230

R6

$0.1356

Advisor

$0.1254

Total

Annual

Operating

Expenses

5

Share

Class

A

1.32%

Advisor

1.07%

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

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As

a

Fund

shareholder,

you

can

incur

two

types

of

costs:

(1)

transaction

costs,

including

sales

charges

(loads)

on

Fund

purchases

and

redemptions;

and

(2)

ongoing

Fund

costs,

including

management

fees,

distribution

and

service

(12b-1)

fees,

and

other

Fund

expenses.

All

mutual

funds

have

ongoing

costs,

sometimes

referred

to

as

operating

expenses.

The

table

below

shows

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

and

can

help

you

understand

these

costs

and

compare

them

with

those

of

other

mutual

funds.

The

table

assumes

a

$1,000

investment

held

for

the

six

months

indicated.

Actual

Fund

Expenses

The

table

below

provides

information

about

actual

account

values

and

actual

expenses

in

the

columns

under

the

heading

“Actual.”

In

these

columns

the

Fund’s

actual

return,

which

includes

the

effect

of

Fund

expenses,

is

used

to

calculate

the

“Ending

Account

Value”

for

each

class

of

shares.

You

can

estimate

the

expenses

you

paid

during

the

period

by

following

these

steps

(

of

course,

your

account

value

and

expenses

will

differ

from

those

in

this

illustration

):

Divide

your

account

value

by

$1,000

(

if

your

account

had

an

$8,600

value,

then

$8,600

÷

$1,000

=

8.6

).

Then

multiply

the

result

by

the

number

in

the

row

for

your

class

of

shares

under

the

headings

“Actual”

and

“Expenses

Paid

During

Period”

(

if

Actual

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

were

$7.50,

then

8.6

x

$7.50

=

$64.50

).

In

this

illustration,

the

actual

expenses

paid

this

period

are

$64.50.

Hypothetical

Example

for

Comparison

with

Other

Funds

Under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

in

the

table,

information

is

provided

about

hypothetical

account

values

and

hypothetical

expenses

based

on

the

Fund’s

actual

expense

ratio

and

an

assumed

rate

of

return

of

5%

per

year

before

expenses,

which

is

not

the

Fund’s

actual

return.

This

information

may

not

be

used

to

estimate

the

actual

ending

account

balance

or

expenses

you

paid

for

the

period,

but

it

can

help

you

compare

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

with

those

of

other

funds.

To

do

so,

compare

this

5%

hypothetical

example

for

the

class

of

shares

you

hold

with

the

5%

hypothetical

examples

that

appear

in

the

shareholder

reports

of

other

funds.

Please

note

that

expenses

shown

in

the

table

are

meant

to

highlight

ongoing

costs

and

do

not

reflect

any

transactional

costs.

Therefore,

information

under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

is

useful

in

comparing

ongoing

costs

only,

and

will

not

help

you

compare

total

costs

of

owning

different

funds.

In

addition,

if

transactional

costs

were

included,

your

total

costs

would

have

been

higher.

1.

Expenses

are

equal

to

the

annualized

expense

ratio

for

the

six-month

period

as

indicated

above—in

the

far

right

column—multiplied

by

the

simple

average

account

value

over

the

period

indicated,

and

then

multiplied

by

182/366

to

reflect

the

one-half

year

period.

2.

Reflects

expenses

after

fee

waivers

and

expense

reimbursements.

Does

not

include

acquired

fund

fees

and

expenses.

Actual

(actual

return

after

expenses)

Hypothetical

(5%

annual

return

before

expenses)

Share

Class

Beginning

Account

Value

9/1/23

Ending

Account

Value

2/29/24

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

9/1/23–2/29/24

1,2

Ending

Account

Value

2/29/24

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

9/1/23–2/29/24

1,2

a

Net

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

2

A

$1,000

$1,066.90

$6.76

$1,018.33

$6.60

1.32%

C

$1,000

$1,062.50

$10.58

$1,014.60

$10.34

2.06%

R6

$1,000

$1,069.10

$4.91

$1,020.11

$4.80

0.96%

Advisor

$1,000

$1,069.00

$5.48

$1,019.57

$5.35

1.07%

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2019

Class

A

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$8.88

$8.24

$12.67

$9.16

$8.66

$10.39

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.01

0.09

0.05

0.06

0.04

0.08

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

0.58

0.81

(3.30)

3.72

0.67

(1.09)

Total

from

investment

operations

........

0.59

0.90

(3.25)

3.78

0.71

(1.01)

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.10)

(0.06)

(0.03)

(0.08)

(0.09)

(0.07)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(0.20)

(1.15)

(0.19)

(0.12)

(0.65)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.10)

(0.26)

(1.18)

(0.27)

(0.21)

(0.72)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$9.37

$8.88

$8.24

$12.67

$9.16

$8.66

Total

return

c

.......................

6.69%

11.15%

(27.76)%

41.91%

8.08%

(8.86)%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

........................

1.32%

1.30%

1.31%

1.31%

1.38%

1.33%

Net

investment

income

...............

0.21%

1.06%

0.51%

0.55%

0.45%

0.87%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$799,223

$794,020

$799,689

$1,203,490

$921,018

$998,891

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

8.36%

12.85%

13.80%

20.47%

16.81%

18.87%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable,

and

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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financial

statements.

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a

Six

Months

Ended

February

29,

2024

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

August

31,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Class

C

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$8.21

$7.64

$11.88

$8.60

$8.15

$9.82

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

........

(0.02)

0.02

(0.03)

(0.02)

(0.03)

0.01

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

0.53

0.75

(3.06)

3.49

0.63

(1.03)

Total

from

investment

operations

........

0.51

0.77

(3.09)

3.47

0.60

(1.02)

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.02)

—

—

(—)

c

(0.03)

—

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(0.20)

(1.15)

(0.19)

(0.12)

(0.65)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.02)

(0.20)

(1.15)

(0.19)

(0.15)

(0.65)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$8.70

$8.21

$7.64

$11.88

$8.60

$8.15

Total

return

d

.......................

6.25%

10.25%

(28.25)%

40.84%

7.25%

(9.60)%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

e

Expenses

f

.........................

2.06%

2.06%

2.06%

2.06%

2.13%

2.08%

Net

investment

income

(loss)

..........

(0.54)%

0.27%

(0.28)%

(0.23)%

(0.32)%

0.12%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$4,631

$4,875

$6,116

$11,344

$11,509

$17,373

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

8.36%

12.85%

13.80%

20.47%

16.81%

18.87%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Amount

rounds

to

less

than

$0.01

per

share.

d

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable,

and

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

f

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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Six

Months

Ended

February

29,

2024

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

August

31,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Class

R6

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$8.94

$8.30

$12.74

$9.22

$8.69

$10.44

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.03

0.12

0.09

0.10

0.07

0.11

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

0.59

0.82

(3.32)

3.73

0.69

(1.10)

Total

from

investment

operations

........

0.62

0.94

(3.23)

3.83

0.76

(0.99)

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.14)

(0.10)

(0.06)

(0.12)

(0.11)

(0.11)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(0.20)

(1.15)

(0.19)

(0.12)

(0.65)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.14)

(0.30)

(1.21)

(0.31)

(0.23)

(0.76)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$9.42

$8.94

$8.30

$12.74

$9.22

$8.69

Total

return

c

.......................

6.91%

11.59%

(27.49)%

42.37%

8.55%

(8.57)%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

..........................

0.96%

0.94%

0.96%

0.98%

1.00%

0.97%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

..........................

0.96%

e

0.93%

0.95%

0.97%

0.98%

0.96%

Net

investment

income

...............

0.60%

1.43%

0.88%

0.89%

0.84%

1.24%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$57,524

$75,063

$73,802

$104,097

$78,551

$85,377

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

8.36%

12.85%

13.80%

20.47%

16.81%

18.87%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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Six

Months

Ended

February

29,

2024

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

August

31,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Advisor

Class

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$8.95

$8.31

$12.76

$9.23

$8.71

$10.45

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.02

0.11

0.08

0.09

0.06

0.10

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

0.60

0.81

(3.33)

3.74

0.68

(1.09)

Total

from

investment

operations

........

0.62

0.92

(3.25)

3.83

0.74

(0.99)

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.13)

(0.08)

(0.05)

(0.11)

(0.10)

(0.10)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(0.20)

(1.15)

(0.19)

(0.12)

(0.65)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.13)

(0.28)

(1.20)

(0.30)

(0.22)

(0.75)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$9.44

$8.95

$8.31

$12.76

$9.23

$8.71

Total

return

c

.......................

6.90%

11.40%

(27.59)%

42.27%

8.32%

(8.60)%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

........................

1.07%

1.05%

1.06%

1.06%

1.13%

1.08%

Net

investment

income

...............

0.46%

1.31%

0.76%

0.80%

0.68%

1.12%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$40,309

$39,007

$40,999

$63,954

$47,466

$57,452

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

8.36%

12.85%

13.80%

20.47%

16.81%

18.87%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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a

Industry

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

93.7%

Bahamas

1.7%

a

OneSpaWorld

Holdings

Ltd.

........

Diversified

Consumer

Services

1,204,025

$

15,700,486

Belgium

1.1%

Barco

NV

......................

Electronic

Equipment,

Instruments

&

Components

581,204

10,361,533

Brazil

0.9%

Camil

Alimentos

SA

...............

Food

Products

4,832,600

8,311,370

Canada

1.5%

Canaccord

Genuity

Group,

Inc.

......

Capital

Markets

720,600

4,274,273

Canadian

Western

Bank

...........

Banks

449,698

9,605,972

13,880,245

China

1.1%

Haitian

International

Holdings

Ltd.

....

Machinery

2,001,000

5,066,700

b

Xtep

International

Holdings

Ltd.

......

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

8,683,949

4,789,654

9,856,354

Finland

1.3%

Huhtamaki

OYJ

..................

Containers

&

Packaging

288,328

11,321,677

France

0.6%

Kaufman

&

Broad

SA

.............

Household

Durables

178,798

5,355,246

Germany

4.2%

b

Adesso

SE

.....................

IT

Services

36,474

4,527,243

Gerresheimer

AG

................

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

93,726

10,990,333

Jenoptik

AG

....................

Electronic

Equipment,

Instruments

&

Components

264,567

8,371,353

Rational

AG

....................

Machinery

16,473

13,556,578

37,445,507

Hong

Kong

1.8%

Techtronic

Industries

Co.

Ltd.

.......

Machinery

1,143,790

12,339,544

VTech

Holdings

Ltd.

..............

Communications

Equipment

742,200

4,287,396

16,626,940

Hungary

0.8%

Richter

Gedeon

Nyrt.

.............

Pharmaceuticals

262,517

6,990,622

India

1.7%

CESC

Ltd.

.....................

Electric

Utilities

2,784,368

4,266,268

Exide

Industries

Ltd.

..............

Automobile

Components

2,827,836

10,905,042

15,171,310

Israel

0.5%

Maytronics

Ltd.

..................

Household

Durables

402,036

4,415,740

Italy

7.2%

Brunello

Cucinelli

SpA

.............

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

152,178

18,277,420

c

Carel

Industries

SpA

,

144A

,

Reg

S

...

Building

Products

201,236

4,654,712

Interpump

Group

SpA

.............

Machinery

323,981

15,394,918

Sanlorenzo

SpA

.................

Leisure

Products

272,907

12,196,011

c

Technogym

SpA

,

144A

,

Reg

S

......

Leisure

Products

1,563,557

14,870,376

65,393,437

Japan

7.4%

Asics

Corp.

.....................

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

428,100

18,219,751

Bunka

Shutter

Co.

Ltd.

............

Building

Products

368,800

3,872,614

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a

Industry

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

(continued)

Japan

(continued)

CKD

Corp.

.....................

Machinery

290,200

$

5,967,320

Idec

Corp.

......................

Electrical

Equipment

221,500

4,213,086

IDOM,

Inc.

.....................

Specialty

Retail

860,300

5,206,496

MEITEC

Group

Holdings,

Inc.

.......

Professional

Services

265,600

5,378,343

Morinaga

&

Co.

Ltd.

..............

Food

Products

239,100

4,286,359

TechnoPro

Holdings,

Inc.

..........

Professional

Services

392,900

7,868,956

Tsumura

&

Co.

..................

Pharmaceuticals

616,800

11,361,346

66,374,271

Netherlands

1.3%

SBM

Offshore

NV

................

Energy

Equipment

&

Services

843,353

11,976,888

New

Zealand

0.2%

Summerset

Group

Holdings

Ltd.

.....

Health

Care

Providers

&

Services

319,374

2,148,006

Philippines

0.5%

Puregold

Price

Club,

Inc.

...........

Consumer

Staples

Distribution

&

Retail

8,341,400

4,079,831

South

Korea

1.5%

BNK

Financial

Group,

Inc.

..........

Banks

871,410

4,900,804

DGB

Financial

Group,

Inc.

..........

Banks

805,029

5,345,618

a

Jeisys

Medical,

Inc.

...............

Health

Care

Equipment

&

Supplies

519,985

3,073,679

13,320,101

Sweden

2.4%

c

Dometic

Group

AB

,

144A

..........

Automobile

Components

1,263,517

10,111,379

c

Thule

Group

AB

,

144A

,

Reg

S

.......

Leisure

Products

417,274

11,354,211

21,465,590

Switzerland

5.6%

Bucher

Industries

AG

.............

Machinery

31,309

13,257,394

b

Logitech

International

SA

..........

Technology

Hardware,

Storage

&

Peripherals

120,892

10,616,736

c

Medacta

Group

SA

,

144A

,

Reg

S

....

Health

Care

Equipment

&

Supplies

76,066

10,889,919

Siegfried

Holding

AG

..............

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

15,877

15,935,166

50,699,215

Taiwan

3.5%

Chicony

Electronics

Co.

Ltd.

........

Technology

Hardware,

Storage

&

Peripherals

1,143,432

6,783,151

King

Yuan

Electronics

Co.

Ltd.

......

Semiconductors

&

Semiconductor

Equipment

2,678,000

7,535,942

Merida

Industry

Co.

Ltd.

...........

Leisure

Products

1,175,000

7,759,090

Nien

Made

Enterprise

Co.

Ltd.

......

Household

Durables

390,000

4,562,326

Tripod

Technology

Corp.

...........

Electronic

Equipment,

Instruments

&

Components

717,000

4,724,020

31,364,529

United

Kingdom

5.1%

Fevertree

Drinks

plc

..............

Beverages

447,141

6,519,379

Greggs

plc

.....................

Hotels,

Restaurants

&

Leisure

285,982

9,753,865

Man

Group

plc

..................

Capital

Markets

3,907,773

12,011,800

Oxford

Instruments

plc

............

Electronic

Equipment,

Instruments

&

Components

198,263

5,463,942

Persimmon

plc

..................

Household

Durables

298,433

5,143,234

Savills

plc

......................

Real

Estate

Management

&

Development

370,962

4,319,919

a,c

Watches

of

Switzerland

Group

plc

,

144A

Specialty

Retail

591,731

3,029,594

46,241,733

United

States

41.8%

Academy

Sports

&

Outdoors,

Inc.

....

Specialty

Retail

66,392

4,960,810

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a

Industry

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

(continued)

United

States

(continued)

Advanced

Drainage

Systems,

Inc.

....

Building

Products

35,645

$

5,818,690

Alamo

Group,

Inc.

................

Machinery

81,215

16,428,982

a

Avanos

Medical,

Inc.

..............

Health

Care

Equipment

&

Supplies

227,405

4,222,911

Columbia

Sportswear

Co.

..........

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

165,319

13,670,228

Crown

Holdings,

Inc.

..............

Containers

&

Packaging

166,267

12,739,378

a

Deckers

Outdoor

Corp.

............

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

7,888

7,064,414

a

Freshpet,

Inc.

...................

Food

Products

141,010

15,938,360

a

Healthcare

Services

Group,

Inc.

.....

Commercial

Services

&

Supplies

234,565

2,993,049

Hillenbrand,

Inc.

.................

Machinery

306,925

14,594,284

Huntington

Bancshares,

Inc.

........

Banks

1,083,647

14,130,757

a

ICON

plc

.......................

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

39,972

12,815,823

a,b

Integer

Holdings

Corp.

............

Health

Care

Equipment

&

Supplies

165,731

18,278,472

Janus

Henderson

Group

plc

........

Capital

Markets

333,825

10,401,987

John

Bean

Technologies

Corp.

......

Machinery

104,783

10,633,379

a

Jones

Lang

LaSalle,

Inc.

...........

Real

Estate

Management

&

Development

80,167

15,250,970

a

Knowles

Corp.

..................

Electronic

Equipment,

Instruments

&

Components

600,672

9,814,980

Lancaster

Colony

Corp.

............

Food

Products

47,843

9,899,674

LCI

Industries

...................

Automobile

Components

67,839

8,546,357

Lear

Corp.

.....................

Automobile

Components

60,903

8,365,027

a

Leonardo

DRS,

Inc.

..............

Aerospace

&

Defense

454,268

10,316,426

Levi

Strauss

&

Co.

,

A

.............

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

333,147

6,053,281

a

Lindblad

Expeditions

Holdings,

Inc.

...

Hotels,

Restaurants

&

Leisure

680,433

6,307,614

Lithia

Motors,

Inc.

,

A

..............

Specialty

Retail

19,963

5,970,135

ManpowerGroup,

Inc.

.............

Professional

Services

119,814

8,645,778

MGP

Ingredients,

Inc.

.............

Beverages

137,900

11,746,322

a

Middleby

Corp.

(The)

.............

Machinery

45,537

6,928,910

Miller

Industries,

Inc.

..............

Machinery

194,869

8,771,054

a

NCR

Atleos

Corp.

................

Financial

Services

254,946

5,547,625

a,b

NCR

Voyix

Corp.

.................

Software

509,893

7,449,537

b

Patrick

Industries,

Inc.

.............

Automobile

Components

84,601

10,147,044

Sealed

Air

Corp.

.................

Containers

&

Packaging

243,467

8,489,694

a

Skechers

USA,

Inc.

,

A

.............

Textiles,

Apparel

&

Luxury

Goods

80,592

4,981,392

a

Sonos,

Inc.

.....................

Household

Durables

579,824

10,993,463

a

Texas

Capital

Bancshares,

Inc.

......

Banks

176,282

10,338,939

TriMas

Corp.

....................

Containers

&

Packaging

565,191

13,281,988

TrustCo

Bank

Corp.

..............

Banks

441,870

12,058,632

Voya

Financial,

Inc.

...............

Financial

Services

106,845

7,303,924

b

Winnebago

Industries,

Inc.

.........

Automobiles

66,549

4,773,560

376,673,850

Total

Common

Stocks

(Cost

$

585,323,986

)

.....................................

845,174,481

Warrants

a

a

a

a

a

Warrants

0.1%

Bahamas

0.1%

a

OneSpaWorld

Holdings

Ltd.

,

3/19/24

..

Diversified

Consumer

Services

314,014

547,954

Total

Warrants

(Cost

$

–

)

......................................................

547,954

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a

a

Industry

Units

a

Value

a

a

a

a

a

a

Limited

Partnerships

1.4%

United

States

1.4%

AllianceBernstein

Holding

LP

.......

Capital

Markets

404,165

$

12,840,322

Total

Limited

Partnerships

(Cost

$

5,247,111

)

....................................

12,840,322

Total

Long

Term

Investments

(Cost

$

590,571,097

)

...............................

858,562,757

Short

Term

Investments

4.6%

a

a

Industry

Principal

Amount

*

a

Value

a

a

a

a

a

a

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

Securities

4.6%

United

States

4.6%

d

FHLB

,

3/01/24

..................

41,400,000

41,393,963

Total

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

Securities

(Cost

$

41,400,000

)

.................

41,393,963

Shares

e

Investments

from

Cash

Collateral

Received

for

Loaned

Securities

0.0%

†

Money

Market

Funds

0.0%

†

f,g

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio

,

4.984

%

.........

330,705

330,705

Total

Investments

from

Cash

Collateral

Received

for

Loaned

Securities

(Cost

$

330,705

)

...................................................................

330,705

a

a

a

a

a

Total

Short

Term

Investments

(Cost

$

41,730,705

)

................................

41,724,668

a

a

a

Total

Investments

(Cost

$

632,301,802

)

99.8

%

...................................

$900,287,425

Other

Assets,

less

Liabilities

0.2

%

.............................................

1,400,353

Net

Assets

100.0%

...........................................................

$901,687,778

a

a

a

See

Abbreviations

on

page

27

.

*

The

principal

amount

is

stated

in

U.S.

dollars

unless

otherwise

indicated.

†

Rounds

to

less

than

0.1%

of

net

assets.

a

Non-income

producing.

b

A

portion

or

all

of

the

security

is

on

loan

at

February

29,

2024.

See

Note

1(c).

c

Security

was

purchased

pursuant

to

Rule

144A

or

Regulation

S

under

the

Securities

Act

of

1933.

144A

securities

may

be

sold

in

transactions

exempt

from

registration

only

to

qualified

institutional

buyers

or

in

a

public

offering

registered

under

the

Securities

Act

of

1933.

Regulation

S

securities

cannot

be

sold

in

the

United

States

without

either

an

effective

registration

statement

filed

pursuant

to

the

Securities

Act

of

1933,

or

pursuant

to

an

exemption

from

registration.

At

February

29,

2024,

the

aggregate

value

of

these

securities

was

$54,910,191,

representing

6.1%

of

net

assets.

d

The

security

was

issued

on

a

discount

basis

with

no

stated

coupon

rate.

e

See

Note

1(c)

regarding

securities

on

loan.

f

See

Note

3(f)

regarding

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

g

The

rate

shown

is

the

annualized

seven-day

effective

yield

at

period

end.

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Assets:

Investments

in

securities:

Cost

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

...................................................................

$631,971,097

Cost

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3f)

........................................................

330,705

Value

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

(Includes

securities

loaned

of

$20,866,857)

.................................

$899,956,720

Value

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3f)

........................................................

330,705

Cash

....................................................................................

78,034

Receivables:

Investment

securities

sold

...................................................................

167,320

Capital

shares

sold

........................................................................

139,663

Dividends

...............................................................................

2,516,084

European

Union

tax

reclaims

(Note

1

d

)

.........................................................

855,927

Total

assets

..........................................................................

904,044,453

Liabilities:

Payables:

Capital

shares

redeemed

...................................................................

604,355

Management

fees

.........................................................................

622,107

Distribution

fees

..........................................................................

160,221

Transfer

agent

fees

........................................................................

317,574

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

.................................................................

11,738

Payable

upon

return

of

securities

loaned

(Note

1

c

)

..................................................

330,705

Accrued

expenses

and

other

liabilities

...........................................................

309,975

Total

liabilities

.........................................................................

2,356,675

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$901,687,778

Net

assets

consist

of:

Paid-in

capital

.............................................................................

$651,119,900

Total

distributable

earnings

(losses)

.............................................................

250,567,878

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$901,687,778

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Class

A:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$799,223,178

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

85,313,177

Net

asset

value

per

share

a,b

..................................................................

$9.37

Maximum

offering

price

per

share

(net

asset

value

per

share

÷

94.50%)

b

................................

$9.92

Class

C:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$4,630,994

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

532,154

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

a,b

............................................

$8.70

Class

R6:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$57,524,486

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

6,108,360

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

b

.............................................

$9.42

Advisor

Class:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$40,309,120

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

4,271,422

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

b

.............................................

$9.44

a

Redemption

price

is

equal

to

net

asset

value

less

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable.

b

Net

asset

value

per

share

may

not

recalculate

due

to

rounding.

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Investment

income:

Dividends:

(net

of

foreign

taxes

of

$402,947)

Unaffiliated

issuers

........................................................................

$5,546,062

Interest:

Unaffiliated

issuers

........................................................................

953,667

Income

from

securities

loaned:

Unaffiliated

entities

(net

of

fees

and

rebates)

.....................................................

(10,454)

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

.............................................................

53,260

Other

income

(Note

1

d

)

......................................................................

10,963

Total

investment

income

...................................................................

6,553,498

Expenses:

Management

fees

(Note

3

a

)

...................................................................

3,793,317

Distribution

fees:

(Note

3c

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

950,102

    Class

C

................................................................................

22,526

Transfer

agent

fees:

(Note

3e

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

527,847

    Class

C

................................................................................

3,129

    Class

R6

...............................................................................

8,647

    Advisor

Class

............................................................................

26,247

Custodian

fees

.............................................................................

31,381

Reports

to

shareholders

fees

..................................................................

63,520

Registration

and

filing

fees

....................................................................

42,795

Professional

fees

...........................................................................

34,096

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

..................................................................

58,015

Other

....................................................................................

(37,444)

Total

expenses

.........................................................................

5,524,178

Expenses

waived/paid

by

affiliates

(Not

e

3f

and

3g)

..............................................

(3,175)

Net

expenses

.........................................................................

5,521,003

Net

investment

income

................................................................

1,032,495

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses):

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

from:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

18,875,138

Foreign

currency

transactions

................................................................

(45,288)

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

..................................................................

18,829,850

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

on:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

34,987,401

Translation

of

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

..............................

28,039

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

............................................

35,015,440

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

(loss)

............................................................

53,845,290

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

..........................................

$54,877,785

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Months

Ended

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29,

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(unaudited)

Year

Ended

August

31,

2023

Increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets:

Operations:

Net

investment

income

.................................................

$1,032,495

$9,994,088

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

.................................................

18,829,850

(34,346,612)

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

...........................

35,015,440

120,246,134

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

................

54,877,785

95,893,610

Distributions

to

shareholders:

Class

A

.............................................................

(8,811,026)

(24,014,783)

Class

C

.............................................................

(12,532)

(146,098)

Class

R6

............................................................

(838,117)

(2,578,482)

Advisor

Class

........................................................

(536,300)

(1,292,389)

Total

distributions

to

shareholders

..........................................

(10,197,975)

(28,031,752)

Capital

share

transactions:

(Note

2

)

Class

A

.............................................................

(35,694,881)

(64,806,697)

Class

C

.............................................................

(493,377)

(1,630,286)

Class

R6

............................................................

(19,020,122)

(4,350,188)

Advisor

Class

........................................................

(747,962)

(4,716,744)

Total

capital

share

transactions

............................................

(55,956,342)

(75,503,915)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

...................................

(11,276,532)

(7,642,057)

Net

assets:

Beginning

of

period

.....................................................

912,964,310

920,606,367

End

of

period

..........................................................

$901,687,778

$912,964,310

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1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

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Fund (Fund)

is

registered

under

the

Investment

Company

Act

of

1940

(1940

Act)

as

an

open-end

management

investment

company.

The Fund

follows

the

accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

Financial

Accounting

Standards

Board

(FASB)

Accounting

Standards

Codification

Topic

946,

Financial

Services

–

Investment

Companies

(ASC

946)

and

applies

the

specialized

accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

U.S.

Generally

Accepted

Accounting

Principles

(U.S.

GAAP),

including,

but

not

limited

to,

ASC

946.

The

Fund

offers four

classes

of

shares:

Class

A,

Class

C,

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class.

Class

C

shares

automatically

convert

to

Class

A

shares

on

a

monthly

basis,

after

they

have

been

held

for

8

years.

Each

class

of

shares

may

differ

by

its

initial

sales

load,

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

voting

rights

on

matters

affecting

a

single

class,

its

exchange

privilege

and

fees

due

to

differing

arrangements

for

distribution

and

transfer

agent

fees. 

The

following

summarizes

the Fund's

significant

accounting

policies.

a.

Financial

Instrument

Valuation

The

Fund's

investments

in

financial

instruments

are

carried

at

fair

value

daily.

Fair

value

is

the

price

that

would

be

received

to

sell

an

asset

or

paid

to

transfer

a

liability

in

an

orderly

transaction

between

market

participants

on

the

measurement

date.

The

Fund

calculates

the

net

asset

value

(NAV)

per

share

each business

day as

of

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

or

the

regularly

scheduled

close

of

the

New

York

Stock

Exchange

(NYSE),

whichever

is

earlier.

Under

compliance

policies

and

procedures

approved

by

the Fund's

Board

of

Trustees

(the

Board),

the

Board

has

designated

the

Fund’s

investment

manager

as

the

valuation

designee

and

has

responsibility

for

oversight

of

valuation.

The

investment

manager

is

assisted

by

the

Fund’s

administrator

in

performing

this

responsibility,

including

leading

the

cross-

functional

Valuation

Committee

(VC).

The

Fund

may

utilize

independent

pricing

services,

quotations

from

securities

and

financial

instrument

dealers,

and

other

market

sources

to

determine

fair

value.

Equity

securities

listed

on

an

exchange

or

on

the

NASDAQ

National

Market

System

are

valued

at

the

last

quoted

sale

price

or

the

official

closing

price of

the

day,

respectively.

Foreign

equity

securities

are

valued

as

of

the

close

of

trading

on

the

foreign

stock

exchange

on

which

the

security

is

primarily

traded,

or

as

of

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

The

value

is

then

converted

into

its

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

at

the

foreign

exchange

rate

in

effect

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

on

the

day

that

the

value

of

the

security

is

determined.

Over-the-counter

(OTC)

securities

are

valued

within

the

range

of

the

most

recent

quoted

bid

and

ask

prices.

Securities

that

trade

in

multiple

markets

or

on

multiple

exchanges

are

valued

according

to

the

broadest

and

most

representative

market.

Certain

equity

securities

are

valued

based

upon

fundamental

characteristics

or

relationships

to

similar

securities. 

Debt

securities

generally

trade

in

the OTC

market

rather

than

on

a

securities

exchange.

The

Fund's

pricing

services

use

multiple

valuation

techniques

to

determine

fair

value.

In

instances

where

sufficient

market

activity

exists,

the

pricing

services

may

utilize

a

market-based

approach

through

which

quotes

from

market

makers

are

used

to

determine

fair

value.

In

instances

where

sufficient

market

activity

may

not

exist

or

is

limited,

the

pricing

services

also

utilize

proprietary

valuation

models

which

may

consider

market

characteristics

such

as

benchmark

yield

curves,

credit

spreads,

estimated

default

rates,

anticipated

market

interest

rate

volatility,

coupon

rates,

anticipated

timing

of

principal

repayments,

underlying

collateral,

and

other

unique

security

features

in

order

to

estimate

the

relevant

cash

flows,

which

are

then

discounted

to

calculate

the

fair

value.

Investments

in open-end mutual

funds

are

valued

at

the

closing

NAV.

The

Fund

has

procedures

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments

for

which

market

prices

are

not

reliable

or

readily

available.

Under

these

procedures,

the Fund

primarily

employs

a

market-based

approach

which

may

use

related

or

comparable

assets

or

liabilities,

recent

transactions,

market

multiples,

and

other

relevant

information

for

the

investment

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

the

investment.

An

income-based

valuation

approach

may

also

be

used

in

which

the

anticipated

future

cash

flows

of

the

investment

are

discounted

to

calculate

fair

value.

Discounts

may

also

be

applied

due

to

the

nature

or

duration

of

any

restrictions

on

the

disposition

of

the

investments.

Due

to

the

inherent

uncertainty

of

valuations

of

such

investments,

the

fair

values

may

differ

significantly

from

the

values

that

would

have

been

used

had

an

active

market

existed.

Trading

in

securities

on

foreign

securities

stock

exchanges

and

OTC

markets

may

be

completed

before

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

In

addition,

trading

in

certain

foreign

markets

may

not

take

place

on

every

Fund's

business

day. Events

can occur

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between

the

time

at

which

trading

in

a

foreign

security

is

completed

and

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

that

might

call

into

question

the

reliability

of

the

value

of

a

portfolio

security

held

by

the

Fund.

As

a

result,

differences

may

arise

between

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

as

determined

at

the

foreign

market

close

and

the

latest

indications

of

value

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time. In

order

to

minimize

the

potential

for

these

differences,

an

independent

pricing

service

may

be

used

to

adjust

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

to

the

latest

indications

of

fair

value

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

At

February

29,

2024,

certain

securities

may

have

been

fair

valued

using

these

procedures,

in

which

case

the

securities

were

categorized

as

Level

2

within

the

fair

value

hierarchy

(referred

to

as

“market

level

fair

value”).

See

the

Fair

Value

Measurements

note

for

more

information.

When

the

last

day

of

the

reporting

period

is

a

non-business

day,

certain

foreign

markets

may

be

open

on

those

days

that

the

Fund's

NAV

is

not

calculated,

which

could

result

in

differences

between

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

on

the

last

business

day

and

the

last

calendar

day

of

the

reporting

period.

Any

security

valuation

changes

due

to

an

open

foreign

market

are

adjusted

and

reflected

by

the

Fund

for

financial

reporting

purposes.

b.

Foreign

Currency

Translation 

Portfolio

securities

and

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

are

translated

into

U.S.

dollars

based

on

the

exchange

rate

of

such

currencies

against

U.S.

dollars

on

the

date

of

valuation.

The

Fund

may

enter

into

foreign

currency

exchange

contracts

to

facilitate

transactions

denominated

in

a

foreign

currency.

Purchases

and

sales

of

securities,

income

and

expense

items

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

are

translated

into

U.S.

dollars

at

the

exchange

rate

in

effect

on

the

transaction

date.

Portfolio

securities

and

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

contain

risks

that

those

currencies

will

decline

in

value

relative

to

the

U.S.

dollar.

Occasionally,

events

may

impact

the

availability

or

reliability

of

foreign

exchange

rates

used

to

convert

the

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

value.

If

such

an

event

occurs,

the

foreign

exchange

rate

will

be

valued

at

fair

value

using

procedures

established

and

approved

by

the

Board.

The

Fund

does

not

separately

report

the

effect

of

changes

in

foreign

exchange

rates

from

changes

in

market

prices

on

securities

held.

Such

changes

are

included

in

net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

or

loss

from

investments

in

the

Statement of

Operations.

Realized

foreign

exchange

gains

or

losses

arise

from

sales

of

foreign

currencies,

currency

gains

or

losses

realized

between

the

trade

and

settlement

dates

on

securities

transactions

and

the

difference

between

the

recorded

amounts

of

dividends,

interest,

and

foreign

withholding

taxes

and

the

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

of

the

amounts

actually

received

or

paid.

Net

unrealized

foreign

exchange

gains

and

losses

arise

from

changes

in

foreign

exchange

rates

on

foreign

denominated

assets

and

liabilities

other

than

investments

in

securities

held

at

the

end

of

the

reporting

period.

c.

Securities

Lending

The

Fund

participates

in

an

agency

based

securities

lending

program

to

earn

additional

income.

The

Fund

receives

collateral

in

the

form

of

cash

and/or

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

securities

against

the

loaned

securities

in

an

amount

equal

to

at

least

102%

of

the

fair

value

of

the

loaned

securities.

Collateral

is

maintained

over

the

life

of

the

loan

in

an

amount

not

less

than

100%

of

the

fair

value

of

loaned

securities,

as

determined

at

the

close

of

Fund

business

each

day;

any

additional

collateral

required

due

to

changes

in

security

values

is

delivered

to

the

Fund

on

the

next

business

day.

Any

cash

collateral

received

is

deposited

into

a

joint

cash

account

with

other

funds

and

is

used

to

invest

in

a

money

market

fund

managed

by

Franklin

Advisers,

Inc.,

an

affiliate

of

the

Fund.

Additionally,

at

February

29,

2024,

Fund

held

$20,694,702

in

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

securities

as

collateral.

These

securities

are

held

as

collateral

in

segregated

accounts

with

the

Fund's

custodian.

The

Fund

cannot

repledge

or

resell

these

securities

held

as

collateral.

As

such,

the

non-cash

collateral

is

excluded

from

the

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities. The

Fund

may

receive

income

from

the

investment

of

cash

collateral,

in

addition

to

lending

fees

and

rebates

paid

by

the

borrower.

Income

from

securities

loaned,

net

of

fees

paid

to

the

securities

lending

agent

and/or

third-party

vendor,

is

reported

separately

in

the Statement of

Operations.

The

Fund

bears

the

market

risk

with

respect

to

any

cash

collateral

investment,

securities

loaned,

and

the

risk

that

the

agent

may

default

on

its

obligations

to

the

Fund.

If

the

borrower

defaults

on

its

obligation

to

return

the

securities

loaned,

the

Fund

has

the

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and

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right

to

repurchase

the

securities

in

the

open

market

using

the

collateral

received.

The

securities

lending

agent

has

agreed

to

indemnify

the

Fund

in

the

event

of

default

by

a

third

party

borrower.

d.

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

It

is the Fund's

policy

to

qualify

as

a

regulated

investment

company

under

the

Internal

Revenue

Code. The Fund

intends

to

distribute

to

shareholders

substantially

all

of

its

taxable

income

and

net

realized

gains

to

relieve

it

from

federal

income

and

excise

taxes.

As

a

result,

no

provision

for

U.S.

federal

income

taxes

is

required.

The

Fund

may

be

subject

to

foreign

taxation

related

to

income

received,

capital

gains

on

the

sale

of

securities

and

certain

foreign

currency

transactions

in

the

foreign

jurisdictions

in

which it

invests.

Foreign

taxes,

if

any,

are

recorded

based

on

the

tax

regulations

and

rates

that

exist

in

the

foreign

markets

in

which

the

Fund

invests.

When

a

capital

gain

tax

is

determined

to

apply,

the

Fund

records

an

estimated

deferred

tax

liability

in

an

amount

that

would

be

payable

if

the

securities

were

disposed

of

on

the

valuation

date.

As

a

result

of

several

court

cases,

in

certain

countries

across

the

European

Union, the

Fund

filed

additional

tax

reclaims

for

previously

withheld

taxes

on

dividends

earned

in

those

countries

(EU

reclaims). Income

recognized,

if

any,

for

EU

reclaims

is

reflected

as

other

income

in

the

Statement

of

Operations

and

any

related

receivable,

if

any,

is

reflected

as

European

Union

tax

reclaims

in

the

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities.

Any

fees

associated

with

these

filings

are

reflected

in

other

expenses

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

When

uncertainty

exists

as

to

the

ultimate

resolution

of

these

proceedings,

the

likelihood

of

receipt

of

these

EU

reclaims,

and

the

potential

timing

of

payment,

no

amounts

are

reflected

in

the

financial

statements.

For

U.S.

income

tax

purposes,

EU

reclaims

received

by

the

Fund,

if

any,

reduce

the

amount

of

foreign

taxes

Fund

shareholders

can

use

as

tax

deductions

or credits

on

their

income

tax

returns.

In

the

event

that

EU

reclaims

received

by

the Fund

during a

fiscal

year

exceed

foreign

withholding

taxes

paid

by

the

Fund,

and

the

Fund previously

passed

through to

its

shareholders

foreign

taxes

incurred

by

the

Fund

to

be

used

as

a

credit

or

deduction

on

a

shareholder’s

income

tax

return,

the Fund

will enter

into

a

closing

agreement

with

the

Internal

Revenue

Service

(IRS)

in

order

to

pay

the

associated

tax

liability

on

behalf

of

the Fund's

shareholders.

The

Fund

may

recognize

an

income

tax

liability

related

to

its

uncertain

tax

positions

under

U.S.

GAAP

when

the

uncertain

tax

position

has

a

less

than

50%

probability

that

it

will

be

sustained

upon

examination

by

the

tax

authorities

based

on

its

technical

merits.

As

of

February

29,

2024, the

Fund

has

determined

that

no

tax

liability

is

required

in

its

financial

statements

related

to

uncertain

tax

positions

for

any

open

tax

years

(or

expected

to

be

taken

in

future

tax

years).

Open

tax

years

are

those

that

remain

subject

to

examination

and

are

based

on

the

statute

of

limitations

in

each

jurisdiction

in

which

the

Fund

invests.

e.

Security

Transactions,

Investment

Income,

Expenses

and

Distributions

Security

transactions

are

accounted

for

on

trade

date.

Realized

gains

and

losses

on

security

transactions

are

determined

on

a

specific

identification basis.

Interest

income

(including

interest

income

from

payment-in-kind

securities,

if

any)

and

estimated

expenses

are

accrued

daily.

Amortization

of

premium

and 

accretion

of

discount

on

debt

securities

are

included

in

interest

income.

Dividend

income

is 

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date

except

for

certain

dividends

from

securities

where

the

dividend

rate

is

not 

available.

In

such

cases,

the

dividend

is

recorded

as

soon

as

the

information

is

received

by

the 

Fund.

Distributions

to

shareholders

are

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date.

Distributable

earnings 

are

determined

according

to

income

tax

regulations

(tax

basis)

and

may

differ

from

earnings recorded

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP.

These

differences

may

be

permanent

or

temporary.

Permanent differences

are

reclassified

among

capital

accounts

to

reflect

their

tax

character.

These reclassifications

have

no

impact

on

net

assets

or

the

results

of

operations.

Temporary

differences are

not

reclassified,

as

they

may

reverse

in

subsequent

periods.

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

and

losses

and

net

investment

income,

excluding

class

specific

expenses,

are

allocated

daily

to

each

class

of

shares

based

upon

the

relative

proportion

of

net

assets

of

each

class.

Differences

in

per

share

distributions

by

class

are

generally

due

to

differences

in

class

specific

expenses.

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and

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Accounting

Policies

(continued)

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f.

Accounting

Estimates

The

preparation

of

financial

statements

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP

requires

management

to

make

estimates

and

assumptions

that

affect

the

reported

amounts

of

assets

and

liabilities

at

the

date

of

the

financial

statements

and

the

amounts

of

income

and

expenses

during

the

reporting

period.

Actual

results

could

differ

from

those

estimates.

g.

Guarantees

and

Indemnifications

Under

the Fund's

organizational

documents,

its

officers

and trustees

are

indemnified

by

the

Fund against

certain

liabilities

arising

out

of

the

performance

of

their

duties

to

the

Fund.

Additionally,

in

the

normal

course

of

business,

the

Fund

enters

into

contracts

with

service

providers

that

contain

general

indemnification

clauses.

The Fund's

maximum

exposure

under

these

arrangements

is

unknown

as

this

would

involve

future

claims

that

may

be

made

against

the Fund

that

have

not

yet

occurred.

Currently,

the Fund

expects

the

risk

of

loss

to

be

remote.

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

At

February

29,

2024,

there

were

an

unlimited

number

of

shares

authorized

(without

par

value).

Transactions

in

the

Fund's

shares

were

as

follows:

Six

Months

Ended

February

29,

2024

Year

Ended

August

31,

2023

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

A

Shares:

Shares

sold

a

...................................

1,647,382

$14,596,673

4,549,946

$38,550,465

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

909,437

8,375,919

2,815,556

23,045,020

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(6,693,640)

(58,667,473)

(14,952,591)

(126,402,182)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(4,136,821)

$(35,694,881)

(7,587,089)

$(64,806,697)

Class

C

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

34,332

$285,501

134,459

$1,049,583

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

1,459

12,503

19,221

145,887

Shares

redeemed

a

..............................

(97,591)

(791,381)

(360,489)

(2,825,756)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(61,800)

$(493,377)

(206,809)

$(1,630,286)

Class

R6

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

462,312

$4,045,701

1,257,472

$10,656,433

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

89,837

830,997

237,526

1,955,313

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(2,841,982)

(23,896,820)

(1,984,060)

(16,961,934)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(2,289,833)

$(19,020,122)

(489,062)

$(4,350,188)

Advisor

Class

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

331,919

$2,938,797

452,420

$3,874,201

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

55,555

515,554

152,200

1,254,838

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(473,333)

(4,202,313)

(1,178,653)

(9,845,783)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(85,859)

$(747,962)

(574,033)

$(4,716,744)

a

May

include

a

portion

of

Class

C

shares

that

were

automatically

converted

to

Class

A.

1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

(continued)

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

23

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3

.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

is

the

holding

company

for

various

subsidiaries

that

together

are

referred

to

as

Franklin

Templeton.

Certain

officers

and

trustees

of

the Fund are

also

officers

and/or

directors

of

the

following

subsidiaries:

a.

Management

Fees

The

Fund

pays

an

investment

management fee,

calculated

daily and

paid

monthly,

to TIC based

on the

average

daily

net

assets

of

the

Fund

as

follows:

For

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024,

the

annualized

gross

effective

investment

management

fee

rate

was 0.882%

of

the

Fund’s

average daily

net

assets. 

Under

a

subadvisory

agreement,

FTIC,

an

affiliate

of

TIC,

provides

subadvisory

services

to

the

Fund.

The

subadvisory

fee

is

paid

by

TIC

based

on

the

Fund's

average

daily

net

assets,

and

is

not

an

additional

expense

of

the

Fund.

b.

Administrative

Fees

Under

an

agreement

with

TIC,

FT

Services

provides

administrative

services

to

the

Fund.

The

fee

is

paid

by TIC

based

on

the

Fund's

average

daily

net

assets,

and

is

not

an

additional

expense

of

the

Fund.

c.

Distribution

Fees

The

Board

has

adopted

distribution

plans

for

Class

A

and

Class

C

shares,

pursuant

to

Rule

12b-1

under

the

1940

Act.

Under

the

Fund’s

Class

A

reimbursement

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

reimburses

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate.

Under

the

Class

A

reimbursement

distribution

plan,

costs

exceeding

the

maximum

for

the

current

plan

year

cannot

be

reimbursed

in

subsequent

periods.

In

addition,

under

the

Fund’s

Class

C

compensation

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

pays

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate.

The

plan

year,

for

purposes

of

monitoring

compliance

with

the

maximum

annual

plan

rates,

is

February

1

through

January

31.

The

maximum

annual

plan

rates,

based

on

the average

daily

net

assets,

for

each

class,

are

as

follows:

Subsidiary

Affiliation

Templeton

Investment

Counsel,

LLC

(TIC)

Investment

manager

Franklin

Templeton

Investments

Corp.

(FTIC)

Investment

manager

Franklin

Templeton

Services,

LLC

(FT

Services)

Administrative

manager

Franklin

Distributors,

LLC

(Distributors)

Principal

underwriter

Franklin

Templeton

Investor

Services,

LLC

(Investor

Services)

Transfer

agent

Annualized

Fee

Rate

Net

Assets

0.900%

Up

to

and

including

$200

million

0.885%

Over

$200

million,

up

to

and

including

$700

million

0.850%

Over

$700

million,

up

to

and

including

$1

billion

0.830%

Over

$1

billion,

up

to

and

including

$1.2

billion

0.805%

Over

$1.2

billion,

up

to

and

including

$5

billion

0.785%

Over

$5

billion,

up

to

and

including

$10

billion

0.765%

Over

$10

billion,

up

to

and

including

$15

billion

0.745%

Over

$15

billion,

up

to

and

including

$20

billion

0.725%

In

excess

of

$20

billion

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

24

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The

Board

has

set

the

current

rate

at

0.25%

per

year

for

Class

A

shares

until

further

notice

and

approval

by

the

Board.

d.

Sales

Charges/Underwriting

Agreements

Front-end

sales

charges

and

contingent

deferred

sales

charges

(CDSC)

do

not

represent

expenses

of

the

Fund.

These

charges

are

deducted

from

the

proceeds

of

sales

of

fund

shares

prior

to

investment

or

from

redemption

proceeds

prior

to

remittance,

as

applicable.

Distributors

has

advised

the

Fund

of

the

following

commission

transactions

related

to

the

sales

and

redemptions

of

the

Fund's

shares

for

the

period:

e.

Transfer

Agent

Fees

Each

class

of

shares pays

transfer

agent

fees,

calculated

monthly

and

paid

monthly, to

Investor

Services

for

its

performance

of

shareholder

servicing

obligations. Effective

October

1,

2023,

the

fees

are based

on

a

fixed

margin

earned

by

Investor

Services

and

are allocated

to

the Fund

based

upon

relative

assets

and

relative

transactions.

Prior

to

October

1,

2023,

the

fees

were

based

on

an

annualized

asset

based

fee

of

0.016%

plus

a transaction

based

fee.

In

addition,

each

class reimburses

Investor

Services

for

out

of

pocket

expenses

incurred

and,

except

for

Class

R6, reimburses

shareholder

servicing

fees

paid

to

third

parties.

These

fees

paid

to

third

parties

are

accrued

and

allocated

daily

based

upon

their

relative

proportion

of

such

classes'

aggregate

net

assets.

Class

R6

pays

Investor

Services

transfer

agent

fees

allocated

specifically

to

that

class

based

upon

its

relative

assets

and

relative

transactions.

For

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024,

the Fund

paid

transfer

agent

fees

as

noted

in

the

Statement of

Operations,

of

which

$132,681

was

retained

by

Investor

Services.

f.

Investments

in

Affiliated

Management

Investment

Companies

The

Fund

invests

in

one

or

more

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

As

defined

in

the

1940

Act,

an

investment

is

deemed

to

be

a

“Controlled

Affiliate”

of

a

fund

when

a

fund

owns,

either

directly

or

indirectly,

25%

or

more

of

the

affiliated

fund’s

outstanding

shares

or

has

the

power

to

exercise

control

over

management

or

policies

of

such

fund.

The

Fund

does

not

invest

for

purposes

of

exercising

a

controlling

influence

over

the

management

or

policies.

Management

fees

paid

by

the

Fund

are

waived

on

assets

invested

in

the

affiliated

management

investment

companies,

as

noted

in

the

Statement

of

Operations,

in

an

amount

not

to

exceed

the

management

and

administrative

fees

paid

directly

or

indirectly

by

each

affiliate.

During

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024,

the

Fund

held

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies

as

follows:

Class

A

....................................................................................

0.35%

Class

C

....................................................................................

1.00%

Sales

charges

retained

net

of

commissions

paid

to

unaffiliated

brokers/dealers

..............................

$11,715

CDSC

retained

..............................................................................

$666

3

.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

c.

Distribution

Fees

(continued)

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

25

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g.

Waiver

and

Expense

Reimbursements

Transfer

agent

fees

on

Class

R6

shares

of

the

Fund have

been

capped

so

that

transfer

agent

fees

for

that

class

do

not

exceed

0.03%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

the

class

until

December

31,

2024.

4.

Income

Taxes

For

tax

purposes,

capital

losses

may

be

carried

over

to

offset

future

capital

gains.

At

August

31,

2023,

the

capital

loss

carryforwards

were

as

follows:

At

February

29,

2024,

the

cost

of

investments

and

net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) for

income

tax

purposes

were

as

follows:

Differences

between

income

and/or

capital

gains

as

determined

on

a

book

basis

and

a

tax

basis

are

primarily

due

to

differing

treatments

of

EU

reclaims,

passive

foreign

investment

company

shares,

pass-through

entity

income

and

corporate

actions.

5.

Investment

Transactions

Purchases

and

sales

of

investments (excluding

short

term

securities) for

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024,

aggregated

$69,335,814 and

$134,936,427,

respectively. 

    aa

Value

at

Beginning

of

Period

Purchases

Sales

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

Net

Change

in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Value

at

End

of

Period

Number

of

Shares

Held

at

End

of

Period

Investment

Income

a      

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Non-Controlled

Affiliates

Income

from

securities

loaned

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

4.984%

$—

$54,799,484

$(54,468,779)

$—

$—

$330,705

330,705

$53,260

Total

Affiliated

Securities

...

$—

$54,799,484

$(54,468,779)

$—

$—

$330,705

$53,260

Capital

loss

carryforwards

not

subject

to

expiration:

Short

term

................................................................................

$16,682,852

Long

term

................................................................................

19,416,534

Total

capital

loss

carryforwards

...............................................................

$36,099,386

Cost

of

investments

..........................................................................

$634,331,419

Unrealized

appreciation

........................................................................

$312,922,199

Unrealized

depreciation

........................................................................

(46,966,193)

Net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

..........................................................

$265,956,006

3

.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

f.

Investments

in

Affiliated

Management

Investment

Companies

(continued)

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

26

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At

February

29,

2024,

in

connection

with

securities

lending

transactions,

the

Fund

loaned

equity

investments

and

received $330,705 of

cash

collateral. The

gross

amount

of

recognized

liability

for

such

transactions

is

included

in

payable

upon

return

of

securities

loaned

in

the

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities.

The

agreements

can

be

terminated

at

any

time.

6.

Concentration

of

Risk

Investing

in

foreign

securities

may

include

certain

risks

and

considerations

not

typically

associated

with

investing

in

U.S.

securities,

such

as

fluctuating

currency

values

and

changing

local,

regional

and

global

economic,

political

and

social

conditions,

which

may

result

in

greater

market

volatility.

Political

and

financial

uncertainty

in

many

foreign

regions

may

increase

market

volatility

and

the

economic

risk

of

investing

in

foreign

securities.

In

addition,

certain

foreign

securities

may

not

be

as

liquid

as

U.S.

securities.

7.

Credit

Facility

The

Fund,

together

with

other

U.S.

registered

and

foreign

investment

funds

(collectively,

Borrowers),

managed

by

Franklin

Templeton,

are

borrowers

in

a

joint

syndicated

senior

unsecured

credit

facility

totaling

$2.675

billion

(Global

Credit

Facility)

which

matures

on

January

31,

2025.

This

Global

Credit

Facility

provides

a

source

of

funds

to

the

Borrowers

for

temporary

and

emergency

purposes,

including

the

ability

to

meet

future

unanticipated

or

unusually

large

redemption

requests.

Under

the

terms

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

the

Fund

shall,

in

addition

to

interest

charged

on

any

borrowings

made

by

the

Fund

and

other

costs

incurred

by

the

Fund,

pay

its

share

of

fees

and

expenses

incurred

in

connection

with

the

implementation

and

maintenance

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

based

upon

its

relative

share

of

the

aggregate

net

assets

of

all

of

the

Borrowers,

including

an

annual

commitment

fee

of

0.15%

based

upon

the

unused

portion

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

These

fees

are

reflected

in

other

expenses

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

During

the

period

ended

February

29,

2024,

the Fund

did

not

use

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

8.

Fair

Value

Measurements

The

Fund

follows

a

fair

value

hierarchy

that

distinguishes

between

market

data

obtained

from

independent

sources

(observable

inputs)

and

the Fund's

own

market

assumptions

(unobservable

inputs).

These

inputs

are

used

in

determining

the

value

of

the

Fund's financial

instruments

and

are

summarized

in

the

following

fair

value

hierarchy:

Level

1

–

quoted

prices

in

active

markets

for

identical

financial

instruments

Level

2

–

other

significant

observable

inputs

(including

quoted

prices

for

similar

financial

instruments,

interest

rates,

prepayment

speed,

credit

risk,

etc.)

Level

3

–

significant

unobservable

inputs

(including

the

Fund's

own

assumptions

in

determining

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments)

The

input

levels

are

not

necessarily

an

indication

of

the

risk

or

liquidity

associated

with

financial

instruments

at

that

level.

A

summary

of

inputs

used

as

of February

29,

2024,

in

valuing

the

Fund's

assets

carried

at

fair

value,

is

as

follows:

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Total

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Assets:

Investments

in

Securities:

Common

Stocks

:

Bahamas

.............................

$

15,700,486

$

—

$

—

$

15,700,486

5.

Investment

Transactions

(continued)

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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9.

Subsequent

Events

The

Fund

has

evaluated

subsequent

events

through

the

issuance

of

the financial

statements

and

determined

that

no

events

have

occurred

that

require

disclosure.

Abbreviations

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Total

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

(continued)

Assets:

(continued)

Investments

in

Securities:

Common

Stocks:

Belgium

..............................

$

—

$

10,361,533

$

—

$

10,361,533

Brazil

................................

8,311,370

—

—

8,311,370

Canada

..............................

13,880,245

—

—

13,880,245

China

...............................

—

9,856,354

—

9,856,354

Finland

..............................

—

11,321,677

—

11,321,677

France

...............................

—

5,355,246

—

5,355,246

Germany

.............................

—

37,445,507

—

37,445,507

Hong

Kong

...........................

—

16,626,940

—

16,626,940

Hungary

.............................

6,990,622

—

—

6,990,622

India

................................

—

15,171,310

—

15,171,310

Israel

................................

—

4,415,740

—

4,415,740

Italy

.................................

—

65,393,437

—

65,393,437

Japan

...............................

—

66,374,271

—

66,374,271

Netherlands

...........................

—

11,976,888

—

11,976,888

New

Zealand

..........................

—

2,148,006

—

2,148,006

Philippines

............................

4,079,831

—

—

4,079,831

South

Korea

..........................

—

13,320,101

—

13,320,101

Sweden

..............................

—

21,465,590

—

21,465,590

Switzerland

...........................

21,506,655

29,192,560

—

50,699,215

Taiwan

...............................

—

31,364,529

—

31,364,529

United

Kingdom

........................

22,851,098

23,390,635

—

46,241,733

United

States

..........................

376,673,850

—

—

376,673,850

Warrants

..............................

547,954

—

—

547,954

Limited

Partnerships

......................

12,840,322

—

—

12,840,322

Short

Term

Investments

...................

330,705

41,393,963

—

41,724,668

Total

Investments

in

Securities

...........

$483,713,138

$416,574,287

a

$—

$900,287,425

a

Includes

foreign

securities

valued

at

$375,180,324,

which

were

categorized

as

Level

2

as

a

result

of

the

application

of

market

level

fair

value

procedures.

See

the

Financial

Instrument

Valuation

note

for

more

information.

Selected

Portfolio

FHLB

Federal

Home

Loan

Banks

8.

Fair

Value

Measurements

(continued)

Templeton

Global

Smaller

Companies

Fund

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Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

The

Fund’s

investment

manager

has

established

Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

(Policies)

that

the

Fund

uses

to

determine

how

to

vote

proxies

relating

to

portfolio

securities.

Shareholders

may

view

the

Fund’s

complete

Policies

online

at

franklintempleton.com.

Alternatively,

shareholders

may

request

copies

of

the

Policies

free

of

charge

by

calling

the

Proxy

Group

collect

at

(954)

527-

7678

or

by

sending

a

written

request

to:

Franklin

Templeton

Companies,

LLC,

300

S.E.

2nd

Street,

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301,

Attention:

Proxy

Group.

Copies

of

the

Fund’s

proxy

voting

records

are

also

made

available

online

at

franklintempleton.com

and

posted

on

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission’s

website

at

sec.gov

and

reflect

the

most

recent

12-month

period

ended

June

30.

Quarterly

Schedule

of

Investments

The

Fund

files

a

complete

schedule

of

investments

with

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

for

the

first

and

third

quarters

for

each

fiscal

year

as

an

exhibit

to

its

report

on

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

(c) N/A

(d) N/A

(f) Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

(2) The audit committee financial experts are Ann Torre Bates andDavid W. Niemiec and they are "independent" as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.                   N/A

Item 5. Audit Committee

of Listed Registrants.

                   N/A

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

                                 N/A

Item 7

. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.                                 N/A

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.  N/A

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.                                N/A

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. 

The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls:

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Company.                  N/A

Item 13. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

Item 14. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics

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(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Christopher Kings, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Jeffrey White, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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(a)(2)(1) There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

(a)(2)(2) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Christopher Kings, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Jeffrey White, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

By S\CHRISTOPHER KINGS _________________

Christopher Kings

      Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration

Date  April 29, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By S\CHRISTOPHER KINGS _________________

Christopher Kings

      Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration

Date  April 29, 2024

By S\JEFFREY WHITE______________________

      Jeffrey White

      Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date  April 29, 2024